Roundup: App State surprises Wolfpack

Published: Saturday, February 16, 2013 at 12:34 AM.

The Tar Heels scored off Seton Hall right-hander Jon Prosinski in the sixth inning, with Skye Bolt, who led off the inning with a single, scoring on Chaz Frank’s sacrifice fly.

North Carolinacatcher Matt Roberts, a junior from Graham, earned the opening-day start. He provided a sacrifice bunt prior to Frank’s RBI.

-- UNC GREENSBORO 7, ARMY 4: At Greensboro, Lloyd Enzor hit a two-run home run and Eric Kalbfleisch provided a two-run triple as the Spartans won in Link Jarrett’s coaching debut.

Dylan Hathcock was the winning pitcher, preventing an earned run in 4 1/3 innings of relief.

UNCG center fielder Zac MacAneney, a former Western Alamance High School standout, went 1-for-3 with a RBI triple in the sixth inning. A redshirt sophomore, he played his first game for UNCG after transferring from Virginia Tech.

-- WAKE FOREST 3, ALCORN STATE 0: At Monroe, La., Austin Stadler threw seven shutout innings with nine strikeouts and Nate Jones picked up the save at Warhawk Field. It’s Wake Forest’s first victory in an opener since 2010 and first shutout to start a season since 2003. Stadler missed the entire 2012 season with an injury.

RALEIGH — Jaylin Davis belted a three-run home run as Appalachian State topped host North Carolina State 6-3 in Friday’s baseball opener at Doak Field.

Preston Troutman and Noah Holmes hit solo home runs, all coming against N.C. State ace Carlos Rodon. It marked the first collegiate loss for Rodon, who lasted six innings and exited a game with the Wolfpack trailing for the first time. He hadn’t suffered a pitching defeat since May 21, 2010, when he was a high school junior.

Rodon, who was 9-0 last year, allowed more than three earned runs for the first time in 17 collegiate starts.

-- NORTH CAROLINA 1, SETON HALL 0: At Chapel Hill, junior left-hander Kent Emanuel threw a four-hitter without a walk at Boshamer Stadium. He’s the first Tar Heel since 1967 to throw a season-opening shutout. He struck out five.

Seton Hall had runners at second and third with one out in the ninth.

The Tar Heels scored off Seton Hall right-hander Jon Prosinski in the sixth inning, with Skye Bolt, who led off the inning with a single, scoring on Chaz Frank’s sacrifice fly.

North Carolinacatcher Matt Roberts, a junior from Graham, earned the opening-day start. He provided a sacrifice bunt prior to Frank’s RBI.

-- UNC GREENSBORO 7, ARMY 4: At Greensboro, Lloyd Enzor hit a two-run home run and Eric Kalbfleisch provided a two-run triple as the Spartans won in Link Jarrett’s coaching debut.

Dylan Hathcock was the winning pitcher, preventing an earned run in 4 1/3 innings of relief.

UNCG center fielder Zac MacAneney, a former Western Alamance High School standout, went 1-for-3 with a RBI triple in the sixth inning. A redshirt sophomore, he played his first game for UNCG after transferring from Virginia Tech.

-- WAKE FOREST 3, ALCORN STATE 0: At Monroe, La., Austin Stadler threw seven shutout innings with nine strikeouts and Nate Jones picked up the save at Warhawk Field. It’s Wake Forest’s first victory in an opener since 2010 and first shutout to start a season since 2003. Stadler missed the entire 2012 season with an injury.